Tom was a lifelong resident of the Wellsville area who
attended school in Petrolia and graduated from Wellsville High School in 1955.
While in High School, Tom learned his lifelong trade of meat cutting at the
former Scoville and Browns in Wellsville. After the closing of Scoville and
Browns he became a meat cutter for White Hawk Meats in Eldred, Pennsylvania.
Tom continued cutting meat while working full time at Air Preheater from where
he retired as a Crane Follower. In his younger days Tom participated in amateur
boxing, weight lifting, and he liked staying in shape. He enjoyed shooting pool
with his good friend Jim Brown and pitching horse shoes in many area leagues.
Tom had attended Church at the First Trinity Lutheran Church located in
Wellsville.
Survivors include, a son Jeffrey [Anne] Barnes of Bolivar; a
daughter Cheryl [Eric Wohlers] Miles of Great Valley;4 grandchildren, Jennifer
Barnes, Heather Barnes, Courtney Barnes and Scott Miles; 4 great grandchildren,
Koleston, Jordan, Addison, and Charlotte; an aunt, Rena Cowles; several nieces
and nephews.
He was predeceased by his parents; his step mom, Rowena
Barnes; a brother, Jon Barnes; 3 sisters, Betty Jean Lynch, Phyllis Rosell, and
Beverly Hillibrin; a step brother, Bob Hinckley; a step sister, Sheila
Rothschild.
Friends are invited to call on Saturday, January 6, 2018,
from 12 noon to 2 p.m. at the J.W. Embser Sons Funeral Home in Wellsville. His
funeral service will be held on Saturday at the conclusion of Calling Hours
with Reverend Larry Allen presiding. Burial will take place in Knights Creek
Cemetery and Memorials in Toms name may be made to either the Hart Comfort
House in Wellsville or to the American Cancer Society. To leave online
condolences please visit www.embserfuneralhome.com.
